Articles for category: Biology & Genetics, Disease & Medicine

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How Oxygen Almost Killed All Life—And Then Saved It

Maria Faith Saligumba

Picture this: the very gas you’re breathing right now almost wiped out all life on Earth 2.4 billion years ago. What we consider essential for survival was once the most toxic poison imaginable, capable of dissolving cell membranes and destroying DNA with ruthless efficiency. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the remarkable true story of how our ...

The Antibiotic Dilemma

Not All Germs Are Bad: What You Should Know About the Ones That Help

Annette Uy

The word “germs” makes most people reach for hand sanitizer, but what if I told you that right now, trillions of microscopic allies are working around the clock to keep you alive? Your body hosts an entire universe of microorganisms that outnumber your human cells by a staggering ratio, and many of these tiny tenants ...

Wolfsbane: The Werewolf's Bane

The Witch’s Herb Cabinet: Plants Once Used for Potions and Their Modern Uses

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine walking through a moonlit garden where every plant whispers secrets of healing and magic. For centuries, herbalists and healers have tended gardens filled with mysterious plants that blur the line between medicine and mysticism. These weren’t fairy tales or Hollywood fiction – they were real practitioners working with botanical knowledge that modern science is ...

Petri dish

When Politics Meets the Petri Dish: The Scientists Who Pushed Back

Maria Faith Saligumba

Throughout history, when political pressure collides with scientific integrity, some of humanity’s most courageous moments emerge from laboratory benches and research desks. These aren’t just stories about data and discoveries – they’re tales of ordinary researchers who found themselves at the center of extraordinary battles for truth. From Galileo’s telescope to modern climate labs, scientists ...

Tutankhamun tomb.

The “Cursed” Tomb That Took 20 Years to Open – And Then People Died

Trizzy Orozco

Deep beneath the scorching sands of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings lies a tomb that refused to give up its secrets. For two decades, archaeologists struggled to breach its sealed entrance, encountering one mysterious obstacle after another. When they finally succeeded, what they found inside would spark one of the most controversial debates in archaeological ...